📅 Day 1: Understanding Agile & Scrum Through a Product Lens

📌 Agile Manifesto & Principles contextualized with product development examples
📌 Scrum Framework & Empirical Process explained with product decision scenarios

🛠Hands-On: Set up a basic Scrum board in Jira & define Agile workflows for a product team
💡Discussion: Common PO misconceptions about Agile vs. Scrum
🎤Sample Q&A: “How would you explain Agile to a business stakeholder focused on ROI?”

📅 Day 2: Defining Product Goals & Structuring the Product Backlog

📌 Crafting a Clear Product Goal using the SMART Model
📌 Structuring the Product Backlog with the FDV Model (Features, Deliverables, Value)

🛠Hands-On: Define a product goal & create Epics aligned to customer needs in Jira
💡Discussion: Overloaded vs. under-defined backlogs – how POs can strike balance
🎤Sample Q&A: “What makes a good Product Goal and how do you align it with stakeholders?”

📅 Day 3: Prioritizing the Product Backlog Effectively

📌 Using WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) to prioritize high-impact work
📌 Applying RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) to quantify decision-making

🛠Hands-On: Prioritize product backlog using WSJF & RICE methods in Jira
💡Discussion: Why prioritization fails when stakeholder influence trumps value
🎤Sample Q&A: “How do you manage conflicting priorities from multiple stakeholders?”

📅 Day 4: Refining the Backlog & Crafting INVEST Stories

📌 Breaking down Epics into INVEST-compliant User Stories using SPIDR
📌 Writing Acceptance Criteria using Gherkin Format (Given-When-Then)

🛠Hands-On: Convert Epics into refined User Stories with Acceptance Criteria in Jira
💡Discussion: Common PO story-writing anti-patterns that hinder delivery
🎤Sample Q&A: “How do you balance clarity and simplicity when writing user stories?”

📅 Day 5: Defining Readiness, Done, and Estimating Stories

📌 Establishing Definition of Ready (DoR) & Definition of Done (DoD) for consistent delivery
📌 Facilitating team alignment on acceptance and release criteria
📌 Using Planning Poker & T-shirt Sizing for story estimation

🛠Hands-On: Define DoR & DoD in Jira and run a Planning Poker estimation session
💡Discussion: How unclear DoR/DoD slows teams and increases rework
🎤Sample Q&A: “How do you respond when teams consistently overestimate story size?”

WEEK 2: Sprint Planning & Execution – Product Owner Perspective

📅 Day 6: Creating Product-Centric Jira Dashboards & Interpreting Metrics

📌 Identifying key product-oriented Agile Metrics: Value Delivered, Cycle Time, Flow Efficiency, and Customer Impact
📌 Designing dashboards that reflect business outcomes, not just velocity
📌 Leveraging JQL to track user stories tied to strategic objectives, customer value, and risk

🛠Hands-On: Create a custom Jira Dashboard to monitor product KPIs and track delivery against goals
💡Discussion: Common mistakes POs make when using Jira as a reporting tool
🎤Sample Q&A: “What metrics best reflect whether a product is delivering value sprint over sprint?”

📅 Day 7: Product-Oriented Sprint Planning & Backlog Shaping

📌 Aligning Sprint Goals with product roadmap and business OKRs
📌 Collaborating with teams to right-size backlog items for iterative delivery
📌 Using Jira to set Sprint Goals, tag value-driven user stories, and manage scope creep

🛠Hands-On: Shape a Sprint Backlog around a validated product goal in Jira
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📅 Day 6: Creating Jira Dashboards & Interpreting Product Metrics

📌 Understanding key product-oriented Scrum Metrics: Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Flow Efficiency
📌 Custom Jira Dashboards for product performance tracking
📌 Using JQL to filter backlog items by priority, status, and customer impact

🛠Hands-On: Build a PO-focused Jira Dashboard using filters for release readiness, value delivery, and risk tracking
💡Discussion: Common dashboard mistakes Product Owners make when reporting outcomes
🎤Sample Q&A: “Which dashboard widgets help you monitor product success during sprints?”

📅 Day 7: Creating Sprint Backlog with Strategic Focus

📌 Defining Sprint Goals aligned with roadmap and product outcomes
📌 Collaborating with devs to assess capacity and slicing stories for sprint readiness
📌 Configuring the Sprint Backlog in Jira with linked objectives

🛠Hands-On: Set up a Sprint Goal and backlog in Jira with value mapping
💡Discussion: Sprint Planning anti-patterns from a PO perspective
🎤Sample Q&A: “Your team regularly overcommits and under-delivers. How do you realign sprint planning?”

📅 Day 8: Tracking Sprint Progress & PO Role in Daily Scrum

📌 Using Jira boards to track story progress, blockers, and burndown
📌 PO participation in Daily Scrum—observing without micromanaging
📌 Collaborating on Scrum of Scrums for cross-team visibility

🛠Hands-On: Monitor Sprint health using Jira—identify lagging stories and trends
💡Discussion: How Product Owners unintentionally derail standups
🎤Sample Q&A: “How do you stay informed without turning Daily Scrum into a status report?”

📅 Day 9: Sprint Review & Stakeholder Engagement

📌 Preparing impactful Sprint Reviews focused on product value delivered
📌 Framing outcomes vs outputs for stakeholders
📌 Managing difficult feedback and missed expectations

🛠Hands-On: Create a Sprint Review presentation using Jira/Confluence insights
💡Discussion: Why many Sprint Reviews fail to engage stakeholders
🎤Sample Q&A: “Stakeholders feel the Sprint output doesn’t meet their needs—how do you respond?”

📅 Day 10: Sprint Retrospective Insights for Product Owners

📌 Attending retros as a PO—when to speak, when to listen
📌 Facilitating product-focused retros—feature delivery, discovery learnings, market fit alignment
📌 Techniques: Sailboat, 4Ls, Start-Stop-Continue from a product view

🛠Hands-On: Run a Retrospective in ReRetro/Confluence focused on feature outcomes
💡Discussion: Making retrospectives valuable for product teams
🎤Sample Q&A: “Your team disengages during retros—how do you bring value to the conversation?”

📅 Day 11: Strategic Leadership for Product Owners

📌 The evolution from tactical PO to strategic product leader
📌 Managing up: influencing execs and stakeholders with data & vision
📌 Identifying product opportunities and whitespace in crowded markets
📌 Common leadership anti-patterns and growth plateaus

🎤Discussion & Q&A: How do you lead with vision when no one reports to you?

📅 Day 12: Scaling Product Ownership (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus)

📌 When and why to scale Agile—signals for scaling
📌 Roles and ceremonies in SAFe, LeSS, and Nexus relevant to Product Owners
📌 Challenges of backlog coordination and cross-team dependency management
📌 Managing multiple teams as a Chief PO or area PO

🎤Discussion & Q&A: How do you avoid becoming a feature broker in scaled setups?

📅 Day 13: Product Discovery & Dual-Track Agile

📌 Dual-track Agile: Discovery vs. Delivery
📌 Continuous discovery habits—assumption testing, rapid prototyping
📌 Validating before building: tools and lean experiments
📌 Common traps in discovery—biased feedback, endless exploration

🎤Discussion & Q&A: What if your experiments contradict stakeholder expectations?

📅 Day 14: Business Model Innovation & Value Creation

📌 Designing Business Models: BMC, Lean Canvas
📌 Value proposition design & outcome modeling
📌 Linking product initiatives to business strategy and OKRs
📌 Product/market fit signals and business KPIs

🎤Discussion & Q&A: How do you know if your product is truly delivering business value?

📅 Day 15: Advanced Flow & Portfolio Management for Product Owners

📌 Value Stream Mapping—identifying bottlenecks in the idea-to-value chain
📌 Portfolio Backlog Management—themes, epics, lean governance
📌 Metrics that guide decision-making across product lines (e.g., cost of delay, WSJF)
📌 Aligning with finance, operations, and marketing at scale

🎤Discussion & Q&A: How do you balance speed vs. governance at portfolio level?

📅 Day 16: Crafting an ATS-Friendly Product Owner Resume

📌 Learn how to create a visually appealing, keyword-optimized resume tailored for Product Owner roles.
📌 Identify the right skills, experiences, and achievements hiring managers look for.
📌 Understand common resume mistakes and how to fix them.
📌 Live Resume Review – Get expert feedback on your resume.

📅 Day 17: Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile for Product Owner Roles

📌 Transform your LinkedIn into a job magnet – attract recruiters and hiring managers.
📌 Keyword strategy – Optimize your profile to rank higher in searches.
📌 Learn the power of networking – How to connect with Product leaders and recruiters.
📌 Engagement strategies – Posting, commenting, and sharing to build your Product Owner brand.

📅 Day 18: Product OwnerSample Preparation

📌 Common Sample Questions – Prepare for the top Product Owner questions asked by recruiters.
📌 PracticingBehavioural Questions – Answer like a pro with real-world case studies.
📌 STAR Method Training – Master storytelling for behaviouralSamples.
📌 Dealing with Tricky Situations – Learn how to handle tough PO-related questions with confidence.

📅 Day 19: Mock Samples & Real-Time Feedback

📌 Participate in live mock Samples with Product Managers, Product Coaches and industry professionals.
📌 Receive personalized feedback on your responses, body language, and confidence.
📌 Panel Interviews& One-on-One Coaching – Simulate real interview scenarios.

📅 Day 20: Job Search & Networking Strategy

📌 Where to find the best Product job opportunities – LinkedIn, job boards, referrals.
📌 Learn how to tailor applications for different industries and companies.
📌 Networking Hacks – How to connect with recruiters, hiring managers, and Agile communities.
📌 Job Referrals & Insider Strategies – Tips to get noticed by top Agile hiring managers.